Japan's Manufacturing PMI surveys factory purchasing managers on output, orders and hiring; a reading above 50 means manufacturing is expanding and below 50 means it is contracting.
Source: S&P Global. Figures as released; revisions appear in the next print.
Forecast: Trading Economics' forecast where available, otherwise the market consensus.
Calendar data: Trading Economics; official figures from the publishing agency.
Japan Manufacturing PMI for August 2026 came in at 54.9 versus 55.1 expected (previous 55.1), below forecast.
How this print reads for the Japanese Yen
Below forecast by 0.2. For the JPY that reads as negative (higher is positive for this indicator). This is a rule-based read of the figure against forecast, not a record of how the JPY traded.
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